Drones, Gulls and Urbanity: Interaction between New Technologies and Human Subsidized Species in Coastal Areas
Drones, Gulls and Urbanity: Interaction between New Technologies and Human Subsidized Species in Coastal Areas
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无人机、海鸥和城市化：新技术与沿海地区人类补贴物种之间的相互作用
DOI：
10.3390/drones5020030
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发表时间：
2021
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
C. Salvadeo
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作者：
M. Frixione;C. Salvadeo
无人机的使用扩大了几项活动的范围，预计这些活动将在不久的将来得到密集利用。城市化和自然性之间的相互作用一直在增加，同时城市扩张扩大了城市和自然区域之间的接近程度。在这种情况下，无人机和动物之间的互动可以扩大。因此，本研究的目的是描述和评估城市地区和自然环境中机会主义和领域性海鸥在非繁殖阶段对小型无人机的反应。结果证明，海鸥不会对无人机的声音、颜色或它们与无人机起飞地点之间的距离做出反应。显然，垂直起飞运动会触发一种争斗行为，这种行为在由两个成年人组成的群体中更为频繁，证明了对该设备的某种领土反应，表现为典型的围攻行为。因此，在旅游和非城市化地区的成年定居海鸥对无人机表现出更频繁的争斗行为。尽管沿海城市地区是一个自由互动的环境，但它证明无人机管理和领海海鸟之间的风险很低。
The use of drones has expanded the boundaries of several activities, which is expected to be utilized intensively in the near future. Interactions between urbanity and naturalness have been increasing while urban expansion amplifies the proximity between urban and natural areas. In this scenario, the interactions between drones and fauna could be augmented. Therefore, the aim of this study was to depict and evaluate the responses of the opportunistic and territorial seagull Larus livens to a small-sized drone during the non-breeding stage in urban areas and natural surroundings. The results evidenced that gulls do not react to drone sounds, coloration, or distance between them and the drone take-off spot. Clearly, the take-off vertical movement triggers an agonistic behavior that is more frequent in groups conformed by two adults, evidencing some kind of territorial response against the device, expressed as characteristic mobbing behavior. Thus, adult settled gulls in touristic and non-urbanized areas displayed agonistic behavior more frequently against the drone. Despite the coastal urban area being a free interaction environment, it evidences a low risk between drone management and territorial seabirds.